Peake BMW defeats Retif Oil 5-3 in 10 innings

Peake BMW applied some pressure and came up with some big hits late in the game. (Pat Mashburn, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Retif Oil held an early lead and made it stand for a while thanks to some good pitching and defense. (Pat Mashburn, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Both teams could face each other again. (Pat Mashburn, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

It was the ninth meeting of the season for Brother Martin-based Peake BMW and Jesuit-based Retif Oil, and the intensity surprised no one. This time, it was Peake BMW that emerged from the battle with a 5-3 victory in 10 innings in the American Legion State tournament at McMurray Park in Sulphur.

The contest marked the second time in as many days that Peake BMW won in extra innings. Just 24 hours earlier, Peake BMW defeated the Crowley Millers 6-4 in 15 innings.

Now, Peake BMW gets somewhat of a break before having to take on Gauthier & Amedee in a winner's bracket game. Retif Oil meets the River Ridge Patriots in an elimination game 30 minutes following the conclusion of a 1:30 p.m. contest between Hahnville-based Otto Candies and the Crowley Millers.

Tyler Zamjahn started on the mound for Peake BMW and eventaully gave way to Andrew Boucvalt after issuing a walk to Retif Oil’s Brandon Sequiera before a strikeout of Nathan Zimmer late in the game. Back to back singles to Mitch Alexander and Blake Baker loaded the bases with one out. However, he fanned Dylan Weston and Trent Forshag to preserve the win.

“When I came in, coach just wanted me to throw strikes and focus on one batter at a time,” Boucvalt said. “I had a very good defense behind me, so I wasn’t worried.”

Prior to the 10th, Zamjahn managed to scatter most of the hits, until the fourth inning, when Retif Oil had three consecutive doubles with one out, resulting in two runs scored. Blake Baker and Weston each had RBI doubles in that stretch, and Trent Forshag hit a single to score Weston, stretching the Retif Oil lead to 3-0.

“You’re always going to get a hard fought game every time these two teams play,” Retif Oil Coach Joey Latino said. “They played better.”

In the top of the seventh, Parker Oubre and Battle walked, and Brice Johnston hit an RBI single to drive in Oubre. Cody Ducote hit a triple, scoring Battle and Johnston to tie the score at 3.

“I knew it was important to be able to go for a long distance since we used a lot of arms this week,” Zamjahn said. “I was really trying to pace myself.”